Look, in the end because we’ll concentrate we’ll realize an
environmental gain. [...] Only on the Dutch scale, on the European scale, on the
provincial scale, on the municipal scale that’s right, but somewhere
something [NMC] is being developed that in those surroundings leads to an
increase.

NMC

As inevitably resulting in local disadvantages in order to solve issues at
other locations

Spatial

Neighborhood/Regional

The moment you live next to the ADA, [...] then in your environment,
something [NMC] will come that will increase certain things. [...], and in
another area you will have a decrease.

NMC

As beneficial/advantageous for the community, the surrounding area

Spatial

Municipal

The first advantages are clearly advantages for the community. People
from the municipality move to the ADA, so somewhere else in the municipality a
farm is cleared. [..]Thus, for the people, the surrounding area, for nature, for
ecology, the environment will improve.

NMC

As creating more sustainability by solving bottlenecks somewhere
else

Spatial

Regional

The strength of the concept [NMC] I think is that you solve bottlenecks
somewhere else, in nature areas. And [...] I find this something with a great
degree of sustainability.

ADA

As a development in the municipality that will solve regional
sustainability questions

Spatial

Municipal/Regional

I think it’s important that we dared to choose to think more
broadly beyond our own municipality. Otherwise such developments won’t
succeed. And if we want to solve sustainability questions then you’ll have
to dare to look further than your own church steeple.

ADA

As a development to transform the rural areas, to balance the different
functions in the rural areas

Spatial

Regional

...but it’s important, you’ve got to do this [develop the ADA],
but in other places you’ve got to clear out things. Then you’ll have the
balance again. The fact that you want to concentrate more, everything
in larger areas [...], ADAs, and also simply developing the instruments to
transform the remainder of the rural area. Thus cleaning up old farm buildings,
glasshouses, strengthening nature, openness, those things. That’s, well,
finding the balance.

ADA

As an industrial area for intensive cattle breeding

Agricultural

Regional food system

An ADA is an industrial area for intensive cattle
breeding.

ADA

As providing space for future-proof farms

Agricultural/Time

Regional food system/Future

The criteria: 6 ha, 65% covered with buildings, those are future-proof
sizes.

[1] In this table, all the scale
frames with regard to the agricultural development area (ADA) and the new mixed company (NMC) deployed by the alderman in the
interview are included. The selected quotations are in italics. We translated
the quotes as literally as possible. Additions and changes are indicated by
square brackets.